Half of Ceyroux is over 55.8, older than 95% of compared French towns
32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 58% in Ceyroux. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 97% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 121 people lived in the town, in 62 households. Flats account for 1.9%.
Throughout this page, the Creuse median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Ceyroux
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ceyroux, 29% of its 110 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Ceyroux’s residents are under 55.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 16% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 17 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ceyroux had 128 residents at the 2012 census and 121 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
29% of homes are second homes, more than in 95% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty; in Ceyroux, 15%. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 19: 5.2% of households have no car.
Slower than most: −5% since 2012, behind 89% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Ceyroux sits below 99% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (3.5%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ceyroux 55.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 35% here and 22% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ceyroux sits above 75% of compared French towns for one-person households (42%)
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Creuse median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2 people on average. As a yardstick, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few single-parent households: 8.3% here, fewer than in just over three quarters of compared French towns. A quarter of households are couples with children, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €23,800 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €23,800 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 74% of compared French towns.
17% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 67% of compared French towns don’t reach
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
7.1% of residents in Ceyroux are immigrants
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Creuse has 7.6%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 54% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in 29: 3.5% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
46% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 75% of compared French towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 24% of residents 15 and over are single here. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Only 19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Ceyroux
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
By its share of adults with no qualification (15%), Ceyroux is below 73% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (121 to 2,582 people), the 5th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Ceyroux is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceyroux | 55.8 | 35% | 29% | 7.1% |
| Guéret 12,955 · 12.2 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
| Sainte-Feyre 2,566 · 13.1 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5% | 2.4% |
| La Souterraine 4,978 · 14.3 mi | 51.4 | 33% | 5.6% | 8.8% |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe 2,709 · 14.8 mi | 51.5 | 29% | 8.6% | 3.7% |
| Ambazac 5,556 · 15.2 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 4.8% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion 2,901 · 17.8 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Ceyroux
What is the population of Ceyroux?
121 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (128).
How old are Ceyroux’s residents?
The median age is 55.8, older than 95% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ceyroux?
33, with occasional dwellings: 29% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ceyroux?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.1% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ceyroux?
€23,800 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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